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Julia Huong
2021-07-11 09:07
Shoot (one's) cuffs verb phrase
Make one's shirt cuffs visible
My brother shoots his cuffs when he goes out.
My father often shoots his cuffs when he goes to work.
Show off or display something
She keeps shooting her cuffs when she gets good marks.
Said when one is exaggerating
To perform in a confident manner.
To show off one's achievements.
The verb "shoot" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The idea of this idiom may come from the fact that pulling ornate or elaborate cuffs out was popular among medieval nobleman.
Do you see anything wrong?
A very offensive term used to describe an upper-class British man who is stupid or inexperienced
Dont vote for that guy to be the club president, he is just a chinless wonder that got support from his wealthy parents.
